Elaborate on the Decentralisation policy followed in India.
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Explanation:
This discussion paper was prepared under the guidance and leadership of Dr. Brenda Gael McSweeney, UNDP
Resident Representative & UN Resident Coordinator. The team from the HDRC comprises of the following:
Dr. K. Seeta Prabhu, Dr. Suraj Kumar, Ms. Elena Borsatti, Mr. V. Srinivasan and Ms. Aparna Pande.
Dr. R. Sudarshan developed the theme and outline of the paper.
We acknowledge with thanks the contributions of the following resource persons who prepared background
papers for this study: Mr. Amitabh Mukhopadhyay, Prof. Niraja Gopal Jayal, Mr. S. S. Meenakshisundaram,
Dr. Solomon Benjamin and Dr. Vinod Vyasulu.
Dr. Suraj Kumar and Mr. Peter Siegenthaler conducted a decentralisation mapping exercise of the UN system in
India, for the India United Nations Development Assistance Framework, whose findings have been incorpo-
rated into the Paper. We would like to thank all members of the UN family for their cooperation and inputs.
We thank Ms. Daman Singh, Dr. Junaid Ahmed, Dr. P.S.A. Sundaram, Mr. R. Gopalakrishnan, Dr. Rajan Katoch,
Dr. Ramanath Jha and Dr. Satyajit Singh for their suggestions and input on earlier outlines and drafts of the
paper. The paper also benefited from feedback from colleagues within UNDP India Country Office.
Finally, we wish to thank all the participants at the National Consultation on Strengthening Decentralisation, held
at New Delhi on 12 December 2000 for lively debate on various aspects of decentralisation. This paper benefited
substantially from their views, experiences and expert comments. UNDP is grateful to Dr. Rohini Nayyar and her
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Democratic decentralization is the process of devolving the functions and resources of the state from the centre to the elected representatives at the lower levels so as to facilitate greater direct participation of citizens in governance. Devolution, envisioned by the Constitution, is not mere delegation.